Be Happy Your Office Is on Solid Ground

Yes, it's a Friday afternoon and you just want to leave the office. We all do! But just take a moment to appreciate the fact that your office is (almost certainly) on solid ground instead of inside a ship that is braving the massive waves of a brutal storm like the fellow you see above.

The footage comes from Storm Gertrude, which hit the UK in January of this year, and according to boat-spotters on Reddit, it's a Emergency Response and Recovery Vessel. That is to say, it has good reason to be out, and a crew that's probably pretty unfazed by all but the wildest waves. You can sort of tell by the impossibly chilled-out way that guy just glances over at his control panel.

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You wouldn't catch me in a shot like that; I'd be too busy cowering on the floor.